Compas, our people are being forced to endure unprecedented hatred and political repression, and this reality is as inhumane as it is unsustainable. Every day, ICE is breaking up families, while hundreds are detained or deported. Our children are confined in cages. Schools deny us a quality, relevant education. Tens of thousands of our young […]
Self-Determination
MAY 1st IS ABOUT WORKING CLASS STRUGGLE – NO CLASSES – NO WORK – NO SHOPPING
May 1st, also known as May Day or Primero de Mayo, is celebrated worldwide as International Workers’ Day. Precisely because this day commemorates the struggles of working people, this is one of only a few commemorations that spans across borders and touches all humanity. This is rooted in two objective facts: first, because human labor […]
Rene Good Y Alex Pretti – ¡PRESENTE! // 2026 is a Year for People’s Struggle
To the Good People of Minneapolis: To Our Native Cousins and Working-Class Raza of Minnesota and the Midwest: Unión del Barrio vehemently expresses our outrage over the ongoing terror campaign unleashed against anti-ICE activists in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The public executions of Renee Nicole Good on January 7th and Alex Jeffrey Pretti on January 24, 2026, […]
No War For Oil In Venezuela
To the People and Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, To the Pueblos of Nuestra América, To Mexican and Latin American Workers Who Reside Within the Political Borders of the North American Empire, Unión del Barrio, an organization of Mexicans, Latin Americans, and comrades who align with our struggles living within the political borders […]
¡Compañera Amanda Ha Sido Liberada! Amanda Is Free!
A nuestro pueblo y simpatizantes, A las organizaciones hermanas, A la militancia de Unión del Barrio, Alrededor de las 6:00 pm el sábado, 9 de agosto, la compañera Amanda Trebach fue liberada del centro federal de detención de Los Ángeles sin cargos penales. Unión del Barrio agradece profundamente el apoyo y trabajo de miles de […]
History & Analysis: MAY 1ST IS ABOUT WORKING CLASS STRUGGLE
May 1st, also known as May Day, or Primero de Mayo, is celebrated across the globe as International Workers Day. Precisely because this day commemorates the struggles of working people, this is one of only a few commemorations that spans across borders and touches all humanity. This is true because human labor continues to be […]
TRUCHA: The Trumpista State & Its MAGA Supporters Are Creating Online Mis/Disinformation
Some gente in activist circles have questioned Unión del Barrio’s February 2, 2025, position on the recent wave of youth-centered “spontaneous” protests. The most consistent criticisms are that “We have to stand with the youth” and “UdB shouldn’t try to police the movement.” Because we tend to agree with these points, some observations require more […]
A People’s Guide To Online Reporting, Protests & Organization
An Urgent Message To Our Communities In recent days, we have seen a major surge of anger and community action, both on the streets of every U.S. city and on social media. Unión del Barrio applauds the courage of our gente in standing up to resist the current attacks against our community. During these critical […]
Community Self-Defense /// Autodefensa Comunitaria
Report – Volunteer – Learn More – Donate – En Español /// To Report ICE/Migra Activity, Contact Us At: 1-213-444-6562 – Los Angeles, California 1-760-913-0306 – North San Diego County, California 1-619-916-7215 – San Diego, California 1-805-951-3281 – Santa Barbara/Goleta, California /// email – <info@uniondelbarrio.org> social media […]
A Legal Victory In The Case Of The Uhuru 3!
This morning, December 16, 2024, at 7:45 am PSD, we received the news that a federal judge in Tampa, Florida, issued a favorable ruling in the case of the Uhuru 3: No fines, No jail time, 3 years of supervised probation, and community service. This is a resounding victory for the Uhuru 3! After the […]
Unión del Barrio Statement Regarding The Dismissal Of The Zionist Lawsuit Against Raza Educators
On November 30, 2024, a Federal District Judge dismissed (“with prejudice”) the frivolous and reactionary lawsuit filed against Guadalupe Carrasco Cardona, Theresa Montano, Cecily Myart Cruz, the Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Consortium, and United Teachers Los Angeles – UTLA (the teacher’s union). Unión del Barrio acknowledges this legal dismissal as a small victory in […]
Declaración de Unión del Barrio sobre las Elecciones de 2024.
“¿Qué más podemos decir sobre las elecciones de 2024 que no hayamos dicho otras veces? Una cosa es clara: un sistema político podrido sólo puede producir resultados políticos también podridos. Hasta este momento, la basura fascista de Trump ha derrotado rotundamente a la basura liberal de Harris… La lucha política central… [es] superar este sistema bipartidista podrido para defender y sobrevivir esta crisis generalizada de un imperio en descomposición… debemos distanciarnos de cualquier facción que forme parte de este imperio en decadencia… [y] enfocar, priorizar y volver a la lucha comunitaria para convertirla en el corazón y el alma de cada acción política…”
Unión del Barrio Statement on the 2024 Elections: ¡Ni Republicanos, Ni Demócratas – Solo El Pueblo Organizado Vencerá!
What more can we say about the 2024 elections that we have not already said many times before? One thing is clear: a “garbage” political system can only produce “garbage” political results. In this particular moment, Trump’s fascist garbage has soundly defeated Harris’ liberal garbage. How could Trump (and his Project 2025) have commanded such […]
Unión del Barrio Denounces the Israeli Genocide of Palestinian People, and War-Mongering Against Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen
Monday, October 7, 2024, marks one year since the attack against Israel. We are compelled to name the actions of Israel in Gaza and the West Bank that have led to the deaths of nearly 50,000 Palestinian people. The body count does not lie; we accuse the state of Israel of carrying out acts of […]
Unión del Barrio Stands With The Uhuru 3 During This Victorious Moment!
NO EVIDENCE! NO PROOF! NO CASE! UHURU 3 VICTORY OVER U.S. GOVERNMENT ATTACK! On behalf of Unión del Barrio, we unite with our comrade, Chairman Omali Yeshitela, leader of the African People’s Socialist Party. This is also our position with regard to comrades Penny Hess and Jesse Nevel of the African People’s Solidarity Committee. Uníón […]
UdB Publishes 2023/2024 Final Congressional Report – Informe Central
Final Congressional Report – Informe Central
International Working Women’s Day
To the Mujeres of Unión del Barrio, To the Mujeres of Nuestra América, Today, we recognize an action that changed the course of history for women around the world. We mark International Working Women’s Day, and we pause to pay tribute to the 129 women who gave their lives by refusing to leave their workplace […]
¡Sin Las Mujeres No Hay Revolución!
A las Mujeres de Unión del Barrio, A las Mujeres de Nuestra América, Hoy reconocemos uno de los actos que cambió el rumbo de la historia para las mujeres del mundo. Al conmemorar el Día Internacional de la Mujeres Trabajadoras, hacemos una pausa para prestar tributo a las 129 mujeres que entregaron su vida al […]
Palestinians and Mexicans/Indigenous People Have A Common Enemy: Settler Colonialism
Since our founding in 1981, Unión del Barrio has expressed our support for all oppressed peoples’ Right To Resist. Today, we express our solidarity with the bold resistance of Palestinians in their struggle against normalized Israeli state terror and settler colonization. As a Mexican and Latin American organization based in California, for over 40 years, […]
Unión del Barrio Saluda a la Federación Sindical Mundial en ocasión de su 78 aniversario
Unión del Barrio transmite un caluroso saludo y felicitación a la Federación Sindical Mundial con motivo de su 78 Aniversario y en el Día de Acción Internacional bajo los lemas ‘¡No al autoritarismo y al recorte de las libertades democráticas y sindicales’; ‘¡Trabajo con derechos! ¡No a las flexibilidades y a la explotación!”. Como organización […]